Reigning National Women’s Soccer League MVP Sophia Smith scored in the 22nd minute and the defending champion Portland Thorns opened the season with a 4-0 victory at home over the Orlando Pride on Sunday.
They’ve already won three titles in the first decade of the NWSL but the reigning champion Portland Thorns got even better today with their first pick in the 2023 draft.
There have been multiple changes since the release of the Yates Report regarding allegations of sexual misconduct and improper handling of reports of abusive behavior in the NWSL.
The Portland Thorns took the field Sunday for the first time since the organization was at the center of the scathing Yates report of widespread abuse in the National Women’s Soccer League.
Protesters gathered in Providence Park on Saturday afternoon to demand that Portland Thorns and Timbers owner Merritt Paulson sell the teams to a fan-created collaborative.
The Portland Thorns will take on the San Diego Wave Sunday in the National Woman Soccer League’s semi-final game, the first time playing at home since the Yates Report unveiled widespread abuse in the league.
Portland Timbers and Thorns fans are invited to join a collaborative to secure community ownership of the two teams, the Onward Rose City Project announced Friday.
The management and owner of the Portland Thorns have been facing a lot of controversy lately, but on Tuesday, the club announced they’ll be donating at least $100,000 to three local organizations benefiting young girls.
The Oregon Youth Soccer Association is ending its partnership with the Thorns and Timbers following the release of the devastating report detailing systemic abuse within the National Women’s Soccer League.
Merritt Paulson removed himself Tuesday as the chief operating officer of the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer and the Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Soccer League.
Two executive leaders with the Portland Thorns and Timbers were fired amid an investigation that they were aware of alleged sexual and emotional abuse by former coach Paul Riley and they failed to take appropriate action.
The Thorns are getting ready to hit the road for their final game of the regular season, but Thorns goalkeeper Bella Bixby has set a new National Women’s Soccer League record.
FOX 12’s Nick Krupke sat down with Thorns coach Rhian Wilkinson to talk her first season as the team’s coach ahead of FOX 12+ Friday broadcast of the match against Angel City FC at 7:30 p.m.
FOX 12’s Nick Krupke sat down with Thorns rookie Sam Coffey ahead of FOX 12+ Friday broadcast of the match against Angel City FC at 7:30 p.m. Full broadcast schedule is available here.
Professional sports are about peaks and valleys and you can’t get much higher in soccer than what the Timbers did on Saturday – a club record, seven goals on 11 shots against Kansas City.
The Portland Thorns remain in second place in the their group for the Challenge Cup with only one game left. To increase their chances of winning, they added one more player to their roster.
Like the Timbers and Blazers on Thursday and Friday, the Thorns took that next step towards playing again by allowing players to work out on the field with staggered arrivals and departures at Providence Park on Saturday.
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